Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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bill. VVAl,TER ELSUN MA. New York University 1938 MR . CHARLES 'l'Ol3l AS MA. Columbia University 1946 MR. UISORGIS GREEN. PLS. New York University 1945 MR. ORA XY-Xl.'I'lfNS, .lid.Nl. Uniiersityof Rochester 10-H lvl ,, 2, ,,,, I M I Qi, f ,rig V H , My . X, ' A if 4 ' G , y W.. s HN-l:if MRS. -'xl Ilfli .l.fXClHIiY. HR. Rf lllliltl l.l4.XYlf'3. U 9 it L- . . '.ffX. Mft. NLS. fliilllllllllll Unix crsilj. lltllllllllilil. l 'fiiicrsity llnislltililullcgc l 035 l U-W V154 . ff- , , .:1' ' A ff 4 ,,,, 4 if . fi' i f v ,,,,, r c DR. lzIlWARlJ WARIJ, HRS. HIi.X'I'iliICli MR. Mlv,RlIliR I'h.lJ. WlilNl'!fiIiCilZfl, MA. WIILIANIS, SR., MA. New York! lnixersitx Columbia lfniyer-.ily New X mek Uniicrsily l9h3 IQ-IS 16132 the microscope. There is also a minimum of dissecting a frog and a worm. Electrical circuits. work with lenses, the needs of plant life and the study of the human body are also covered in great detail. A certain number of experi- ment exercises must be completed at the end of the school year, Students also have an opportunity to give extra credit reports. do home experimentation and bring in newspaper clippings dealing with new scientific discoveries. ln the chemistry classes the students study all types of matter, chemical processes and formulas. Great opportunities are available to students in scientific fields and there are many scholarships available for such study. The most noteworthy of these scholarships are the lVestinghouse Talent Search, the Grumman Scholarship Award and the New York University Physics Contest. There are many science clubs open to students who wish to obtain Studying a Geiger Counter in General Science. information other than that available in the classroom. Mr. Elson demonstrates the use of pulleys to increase All eyes on Ronnie Ringabach as he conducts an l l n experiment on 3 sm,-age battery, Biology students examine the cross section nf a leaf. energy. 'NS-fr

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F F MRS. DURC JTHY GliI.l.,Eli. M.A. New York Llniversil 1930-1945: 1952 - if V, f Q V amy Z V -51, - ' f if , :::.,. WM U, , -fl' 5 :il Q11 i M' V' MJ HI ll .DE MA. y Queens K lol I cgc 1954 M RS. .IOSIZPHINH HRS. l',fXUl.lNlz Ki FNDI ll,lS, MJX. Columbia University I9-49 Z. Wil' ' y , f f A 10 W 1 an s. 4' I ' 77 .. 7 fu W ' . fl x o, 6, biiwf. 2 ,f V awfaasa QQ 14 f' 'ri' ff!! 4,90 0 gr f ' we f A! W 'NKlllH. XIX.-X l.l'.X' l'zNSAl .l1li, NlA,. New York l. lniversity 'f 1931 I fe f V . X ju!! , 497' . , iNll'l'I'lllil , fl Z? ,VW 76 f 1' A g A , VCVIV ff A f I A . V' 1 ' 1 -W A ll U-X' 'ml l' A VVIIA ,. I ' Q e ,-...jj VVV' X l.+ilui'nIu:il iiixcrtsilx . i , ,-.f2 ff M y ' ., . i 5 .... 'i .V I VL Y . f in A ,QW 2 , . , A ,i . ' A A, . .1 so p Q ' . . .f- V MR. PAL'l. NIR. ISFRNARIJ Xfllli. lxliNNli'l'll MRS. DORIS SCHMlD'l',.lR..lNl.A. .V SIMON, NIA. Qlxll3NlURl'i. MA. HOMMl'flilflil-lJ.l'Sl..X. Columbia University Uifllllilhiu Unix crsity lA lUml 'U Unlwmilis Quceiisflollcgic 1952 1952 l9-90 ' 1953 Deportment meet even the most rigid requirements established by the leading universities of the country, Since mathematics play an important part in the military system of today, good math grades can be a great asset to the young man entering the service of our country, High grades also offer many opportunities for engineering scholarships. For the students who are slow learners or have missed important work because of prolonged absence from class due to illness. each mathematics teacher conducts a special help class during his free periods before or after the regular teaching duties. This is a great help to the students who find it a little more difficult to grasp the more intricate phases which confront the higher mathematics student. The Nlathematics Department has two clubs, one for freshmen and sophomores and the other for juniors and seniors. Both clubs offer an opportunity for developing an interest in mathe- matics outside the regular school courses. i Q lf lf Terry Nashak, Jay Sanders and Frank Perunko consult each other on a very confusing problem. Students help each other out on Geometry construction I I Two students in Mr. Clark's Math class are reviewing problems, Miss Oestrich helps her students do an Algebra problem. examples before a test. 41 5 ti' 2